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| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | WTTW | Illinois Sees Its Worst Flu Season in Recent Years as Vaccine Skepticism Grows | https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/27/illinois-sees-its-worst-flu-season-recent-years-vaccine-skepticism-grows | _by Olivia Ardito and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois_ * * * CHICAGO — Flu cases are increasing rapidly in Illinois as the state sees its worst flu season in more than 15 years. At least 100 people have died from the flu this season in Illinois, with … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | WBEZ | Teatro ZinZanni to close Downtown Chicago show after COVID, ICE-related ticket slump | https://www.wbez.org/theater-stages/2026/01/27/teatro-zinzanni-chicago-theaters-health-covid-immigration-ticket-audience | [ Teatro ZinZanni ][18] will shutter its current show after Saturday’s performance due to a decline in ticket sales that its founder says stemmed from COVID-19 and was made worse by immigration enforcement efforts Downtown. The dinner theater with a cirque flair is located on the 14th floor of the … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | WBEZ | Get out there and join a club, Chicago! - WBEZ Chicago | https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2026/01/27/get-out-there-and-join-a-club-chicago | Political scientist Robert Putnam studied the impact of a [ _lack of community connections on democracy_ ][13] . And turns out, the less connected we are, the more negative consequences there are on civic health and our own well-being. So, what can we do to change that? According to the … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | WBEZ | The Rundown: New SNAP rules put Chicagoans at risk | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/01/27/the-rundown-new-snap-rules-put-chicagoans-at-risk | _Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday, and I’m a little sad I’ve never seen an_ [ __exploding tree_ _ ][1] _. Here’s what you need to know today._ [ **_1\. New SNAP work rules leave thousands of Illinois residents at risk_ ** ][2] Starting Feb. 1, people up to age 64 will … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Bitter cold and strong winds | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-bitter-cold-strong-winds | #### The Brief * * Cold and windy today with highs in the low teens and wind chills below zero. * Sunshine continues midweek, but temperatures stay in the teens. * Lake-effect snow is possible late week into the weekend. **CHICAGO** \- Today is cold and windy. Highs this afternoon … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Person in custody after pregnant woman killed in Downers Grove apartment fire | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/person-custody-after-pregnant-woman-killed-downers-grove-apartment-fire | #### The Brief * * A pregnant woman was killed after a fire at a Downers Grove apartment building; police say the case is being investigated as a homicide. * Authorities say a person of interest is in custody, but no charges have been filed at this time. * The … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Suburban Chicago man arrested after alleged violent encounter with federal immigration agents | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bolingbrook-man-arrested-alleged-violent-encounter-federal-immigration-agents | #### The Brief * * A Bolingbrook man was arrested Tuesday morning by federal immigration agents. * Agents say the man rammed one of their vehicles during an encounter on Hywood Lane. * Bolingbrook police say they were not involved in the immigration operation. **CHICAGO** \- A 40-year-old Bolingbrook man … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago-area man arrested after loaded gun found during courthouse screening: sheriff | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-man-arrested-after-loaded-gun-found-during-courthouse-screening-sheriff | #### The Brief * * A Bolingbrook man was arrested after authorities found a loaded handgun during a security screening at the Will County Courthouse. * Gregory Williams, 60, is a convicted felon who was scheduled to appear in court on a prior gun charge, authorities said. * He faces … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Suburban Chicago man asked neighbor to hangout, was turned down so he returned with a machete: sheriff | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suburban-chicago-man-asked-neighbor-hangout-turned-down-returned-machete | #### The Brief * * A 23-year-old man is charged with home invasion after allegedly using a machete to enter a neighbor’s apartment. * Authorities say the incident happened after the suspect's ask to hang out was turned down. * No one was injured, and the man was ordered held … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Kelly Rowland, Kaytranada to headline Chicago’s Forever Mine Music Festival | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kelly-rowland-kaytranada-headline-chicagos-forever-mine-music-festival | #### The Brief * * The Forever Mine Music Festival takes place May 23-24 at Union Park. * Headliners include Kaytranada, Keyshia Cole, Kelly Rowland and other R&B and house music acts. * Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 30 at noon. **CHICAGO** \- A new R&B and house music … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Afternoon Briefing: Assessor candidates spar over property tax donations, competence | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/afternoon-briefing-assessor-candidates-spar-over-property-tax-donations-competence/ | Good afternoon, Chicago. In an often-heated session with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, the Democratic candidates for Cook County assessor this week [ hurled accusations about each others’ character, competence and plans for the office ][9] . Incumbent two-term Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger [ Pat Hynes ][10] met for … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Indiana hospitals brace for budget squeeze with Medicaid cuts | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/indiana-hospitals-brace-for-budget-squeeze-with-medicaid-cuts/ | Medicaid and Medicare typically cover 80% of Methodist Hospitals’ patient base, according to president and CEO Matt Doyle. But, the reimbursements don’t keep up with the cost of patient care at the facilities in Gary and Merrillville, Doyle said. Currently, Medicaid covers 57% of the cost of providing care and … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Woman in critical condition after shooting Tuesday morning on Aurora’s near East Side, police say | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/aurora-shooting-woman-critical-condition/ | A 39-year-old woman is in critical condition after a shooting early Tuesday morning on Aurora’s near East Side, Aurora Police Department officials said Tuesday afternoon. At around 4:08 a.m. on Tuesday, Aurora police officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 600 block of South LaSalle Street, a news release … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Evergreen Park Library pairs older patrons with high school helpers for tech support | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/evergreen-park-library-technology-seniors/ | A recently developed Tech Time Drop-In program at the Evergreen Park Public Library is already a hit with older patrons experiencing nagging problems with their phones, tablets and computers. It’s also popular with the high school students who are helping to solve the issues for anyone who drops in from … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Jury convicts man who posed as drug lord’s son in beating, extortion of Chicago restaurateur | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/jury-deliberating-case-of-man-who-posted-as-drug-lords-son/ | No one denies Jawad Fakroune pretended to be the son of a Colombian drug lord, or lied about connections to the Chicago mob, or that he went “bonkers” and threatened to castrate and kill a Chicago restaurateur and his family in a 2024 tirade caught on camera. The question presented … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Indiana immigration bill requiring local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE passes Senate | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/indiana-immigration-bill-requiring-local-law-enforcement-to-cooperate-with-ice-passes-senate/ | Two days after federal ICE agents killed a Veterans Affairs nurse in Minneapolis, the Indiana Senate gave final approval Monday to a bill that would allow local and state police to enforce federal immigration laws and require Indiana law enforcement to cooperate with ICE. Senate Bill 76, authored by State … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Cancer center to open at UChicago Ingalls in Harvey, funded by Ralph Lauren grant | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/cancer-center-to-open-at-uchicago-ingalls-in-harvey-funded-by-ralph-lauren-grant/ | A cancer treatment center funded by a grant from the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation will open this year at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, according to a news release. The grant to the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center will establish the UChicago Medicine Ralph Lauren Center. … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Valparaiso residents call on mayor, city council for policies on handling ICE | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/valparaiso-residents-call-on-mayor-city-council-for-policies-on-handling-ice/ | A stream of Valparaiso residents called on the Valparaiso City Council and Mayor Jon Costas Monday night to formally and publicly develop and announce policies for dealing with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement in advance of any potential dealings with the agency. Citing the past year in America, particularly ICE … |
| View Article | 4:01 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Tribune | Investigators say deadly midair collision near DC followed years of ignored warnings about traffic | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/midair-collision-near-dc/ | WASHINGTON — National Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk, which killed 67 people near Washington, D.C. The board heard hours … |
| View Article | 4 p.m. | January 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | For WNBA front offices navigating a strange offseason, UCLA is a one-stop shop | https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky/2026/01/27/for-wnba-front-offices-navigating-a-strange-offseason-ucla-is-a-one-stop-shop | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][59] * [ Facebook ][60] * [ Bluesky ][61] * [ Email ][62] * [ Reddit ][63] * [ Flipboard ][64] Even a winter storm warning couldn’t keep the [ Sky ][65] front office out of Evanston last weekend. General … |